Shadow of a Doubt
by Freddie Gibbs
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Mojo
    Jan 12, 2016
    60
    Although Gibbs's lyrics rarely veer beyond their survivalist comfort zones, his innate ability to switch up styles allows him to scale the gaping chasm between Forever And A Day's moody confessions and the unreconstructed boasts of Cold Ass Nigga with ease. [Feb 2016, p.94]
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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 59
  3. Negative: 2 out of 59
  1. rajiHIII
    Nov 21, 2015
    10
    freddie gibbs is the man, he holds his own ground, he does his own **** he kills the game, he might not get as many listeners on this asfreddie gibbs is the man, he holds his own ground, he does his own **** he kills the game, he might not get as many listeners on this as pinata (for obvious reasons) but the quality is STILL there, i wouldnt rate it a 10 though probs a bit above 8. (only gave it a 10 cos freddie is a fkn boss and deserves it still)… Full Review »
  2. nirvanafreak
    Nov 22, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Favourite Songs: Narcos, **** Up the Count, Rearview, Careless, Forever and a Day
    Least Favourite Songs: Basketball Wives, Lately, Packages
    After the 'Pronto' EP came out in February I became extremely excited for this album; by October I'd pretty much given up hope on hearing it before 2016 but thankfully he finished it and here it is. Although it's not as good as I'd hoped I still like a good portion of it. His flow, in my opinion, is perfect on every single song here- that's probably the reason I could never dislike a Freddie Gibbs project- and he portrays a pretty good image of growing up in the hood with his lyrics but I've heard most of it before so it's not really the main reason I return to the album. I'm not discrediting it but as a white middle class English male I find it completely unrelatable and that applies to a lot of hip hop releases, I'm only mentioning it here because I've seen more of an emphasise put on it by critics. **** Up the Count' has a great beat based off, I think, Nine Inch Nails' 'Right Where It Belongs' ending piano notes which makes me love it even more because NINE INCH NAILS and 'With Teeth' is one of my favourite albums of the 21st century so any samples of it are gonna be appealing to me. Anyway back to the song I should be talking about **** Up the Count', it made me kind of worried when it was released as the first single because there was a bit of auto-tune at the end and I didn't know if the rest of the album would be heavily auto tuned but there was really only 2 bits on the album from what I can remember. One was the hook on 'Mexico' and that was actually a pretty good hook (future level) and the other was on 'Packages' which I didn't like so much because the guy on it just sounded like a bad future rip-off. The album is not as good in terms of production as 'Piñata' because it's not done by Madlib the legendary hip hop producer but a lot of the trap beats from the first half of the album really got me pumped.
    Better Than Previous Project?: No
    Try This If You Like: 90059 by Jay Rock    … Full Review »
  3. raywithajay
    Jun 3, 2016
    7
    Freddie Gibbs gives us a dark record with Shadow of a Doubt, illustrating the rough pursuit of glory in the streets. As usual, Gibbs deliversFreddie Gibbs gives us a dark record with Shadow of a Doubt, illustrating the rough pursuit of glory in the streets. As usual, Gibbs delivers with hard-hitting and fast paced lyrics. Rapping about drugs and bloodshed, he makes it clear that his ambition is unbreakable. His lyricism doesn't disappoint, but my main issue with the album is the production. Shadow of a Doubt has many producers, which takes away from the cohesiveness of the project. It's less cohesive and organized than Pinata, but the varying production doesn't take too much away from this record since the production is still mostly great. Overall I enjoyed this album. Gangsta Gibbs has always been consistent… Full Review »
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